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Are you a “teacher of redemption” in your classroom? Explain.
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I believe I have been in the past. I care and have seen students that have come back and said you taught me this or that. More wonderful is seeing Jesus in them. Watching as they have become missionaries, worship leaders or pastors. From tiny children to God fearing adults teaching to the next generation. God awesome.
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I always tried to be a teacher of redemption. I calmly tried to speak with the child and discuss what had occurred and what choice they should have made. We then would talk about God and the expectations.
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By the Grace of God I am. I will always show them mercy when they get into trouble and guide them to improve from bad behavior. I make effort to model a redemptive teacher before my students through my own actions. Being kind, forgiving, gentle, and merciful.
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I certainly try. I make sure to apologize and seek forgiveness when I sin so that I model that. If I get upset and speak harshly, I make sure to go back and speak about why I was upset and make sure the student understands I love them and want what’s best for them. Discipline is about correction not punishment.
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I am learning more and more to show grace to my students. I take a lot of things personally and see their failure as my failure, but I have to realize that we all make mistakes and grace is allowed to be shown to our students.
